Loss of natural resistance to schistosome in T cell deficient rat.

• Main Authors: Liaoxun Lu (Author), Junjian Hu (Author), Tianzhu Chao (Author), Zhijun Chen (Author), Zhuangzhuang Liu (Author), Xinsong Luo (Author), Yinming Liang (Author), Pei He (Author), Lichen Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis is among the major neglected tropical diseases and effective prevention by boosting the immune system is still not available. T cells are key cellular components governing adaptive immune response to various infections. While common laboratory mice, such as C57BL/6, are highly suscep...